Thomas Milner Gibson

Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord John Russell
Preceded by	Sir George Clerk, Bt
Succeeded by	The Earl Granville
Personal details
Born	3 September 1806 (1806-09-03) Whig Liberal
Spouse	Susannah Cullum
Children	Thomas Gibson Bowles
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Thomas Milner Gibson

(3 September 1806 – 25 February 1884) was a British politician.

Background and education

Thomas Milner Gibson came of a Suffolk family, but was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where his father, Thomas Milner Gibson, was serving as an officer in the British Army.

He was educated in Trinidad, in a school at Higham Hill also attended by Benjamin Disraeli, at Charterhouse, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1830.^[1]

Political career

In 1837, Gibson was elected to parliament as

's ministry.

Although defeated in Manchester in 1857, he found another seat for

In 1846, he was sworn of the

Gibson was the leading spirit in the movement for the repeal of taxes on knowledge, and his successful efforts on behalf of journalism and advertising were recognized by a public testimonial in 1862. He retired from political life in 1868, but he and his wife, whose salon was a great Liberal centre, were for many years very influential in society.^[2]

Family

R.A.

Milner Gibson married

Suffolk.

Gibson also had a relationship with Susannah Bowles, a servant girl. Their son,

Mitford sisters

.

Milner Gibson died on board his yacht, the Resolute, at Algiers on 25 February 1884, aged 77, and was buried in St. Peter's churchyard at Theberton in Suffolk on 13 March.^[4]

Notes

References

• Thomas Milner Gibson and wife Susannah, The Gentleman's Magazine, 1855

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Milner Gibson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Morrison Rigby Wason	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1837–1839 With: Henry Tufnell, 1837–1838 Fitzroy Kelly, 1838–1839	Succeeded by Fitzroy Kelly Sir Thomas John Cochrane
Preceded by Mark Philips Robert Hyde Greg	Member of Parliament for Manchester 1841–1857 With: Mark Philips, 1841–1847 John Bright, 1847–1857	Succeeded by Sir John Potter James Aspinall Turner
Preceded by Charles Hindley	Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne 1857–1868	Succeeded by Thomas Walton Mellor
Political offices
Preceded by Sir George Clerk, Bt	Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1846–1848	Succeeded by The Earl Granville
Preceded by The Earl of Donoughmore	President of the Board of Trade 1859–1866	Succeeded by Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt